Scandals and Silence: Decades of Abuse in the Twin Cities Archdiocese

Demonstrators gathered outside the Cathedral of St. Paul before Mass in early October 2013, days after an MPR News investigation that included revelations from former top church official Jennifer Haselberger.

(Meg Martin/MPR News)
Archbishop John Nienstedt joins abortion opponents in an April 2014 prayer vigil outside a St. Paul Planned Parenthood office.
Archbishop John Nienstedt joins abortion opponents in an April 2014 prayer vigil outside a St. Paul Planned Parenthood office. (Jeff Thompson/MPR News)
Bishop Harry J. Flynn listens as a sexual abuse victim addresses the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops opening session in Dallas, Texas. June 13, 2002
Bishop Harry J. Flynn listens as a sexual abuse victim addresses the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops opening session in Dallas, Texas. June 13, 2002 (RICK WILKING/AFP)
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